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1900.49.16

Head ornament of white feathers tied to lengths of twisted plant fibre and to four pointed sticks [SM 10/06/2008]

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1900.49.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Head ornament of white feathers tied to lengths of twisted plant fibre and to four pointed sticks [SM 10/06/2008]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Malampa Province Malakula
Person
Field collector George Charles Frederick
PRM source George Charles Frederick
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900
Materials and processes
Material Bird Feather, Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Process Tied, Process Twisted, Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 395 mm, Width: max 270 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.49.16

Search terms: Ornament, Ritual and Ceremonial, Head Ornament, Headdress, Hair Ornament, Ceremonial Object